Tetric® Prime

Description

Tetric® Prime is a high quality, universal composite focused on Prime handling.
Tetric Prime is a sculptable universal composite for anterior and posterior restorations.

Because of the material’s distinctive chameleon effect and excellent handling properties, it is particularly suitable for rebuilding lost tooth structure in the highly visible anterior region. In most cases, you will need to apply only one shade-matched material to achieve a lifelike esthetic result.

Esthetics – Quality – Efficiency
Natural shade blend due to the distinctive chameleon effect

Universally applicable enamel shades for small defects and direct veneers
Dentin shades showing low translucency for restoring large defects and fulfilling high esthetic expectations
Prime handling properties: Easy to contour as a result of low stickiness, good spreadability and creamy consistency
Excellent polishability for a lustrous surface
Easy to distinguish on X-rays due to high radiopacity

How does natural shade blend work?
As a result of the special monomer and filler blend of our universal composites, the materials are capable of adapting their light-optical properties to those of the surrounding tooth structure.

The use of IPS e.max lithium disilicate is one of the most used ceramic material for fixed restorations. The clinical indication – implant restorations like abutment crowns access hole are required to be restored with dental composites.

The shade incompatibility of composite material with ceramic material can compromises esthetic outcome.
The chemistry of Tetric Prime has been optimized to make it compatible with IPS e.max lithium disilicate. The image (below) demonstrates a specimen of thickness 1mm of IPS e.max lithium disilicate abutment block with an access hole. The access hole was restored with Tetric Prime, polished and evaluated against natural tooth stump shade. Tetric Prime shades are compatible with IPS e.max lithium disilicate shades.